Mortgage and Finance Brokers Breaking News - The Adviser

Smartline taps into financial services sector for growth

by Staff Reporter • 12 Oct 2007

Smartline has announced plans to boost its national presence to 300 franchises over the next five years — and is... READ MORE

A Northern Rock in Australia?

by Staff Reporter • 4 Oct 2007

As funding costs continue to rise, some are questioning whether Australian lenders are vulnerable to the same fate as... READ MORE

RAMS franchise goes under the hammer

by Staff Reporter • 2 Oct 2007

Westpac Bank has snapped up non-bank lender RAMS Home Loans Group’s (RAMS) franchise distribution business for... READ MORE

Macquarie re-starts a cautious Australian RMBS market

by Staff Reporter • 28 Sep 2007

Macquarie's September $500 million RMBS PUMA bond issue may have seemed like small fry compared to the deals done... READ MORE

Lenders unconcerned by banking sector consolidation

by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2007

Ongoing consolidation in the banking sector hit the headlines again in September with the Australian Competition and... READ MORE

Capital First sells $620 million loan book to Firstfolio

by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2007

Capital First has completed its transition to a non-conforming lender, agreeing to sell its $620 million prime... READ MORE

Rates stable, for now

by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007

Despite continued strong economic growth, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left interest rates unchanged. READ MORE

Appointments: New faces in MGIC Australia

by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007

John Park has been appointed finance leader of MGIC Australia as the company continues its growth strategy. Park will... READ MORE

Appointments: GMAC-RFC boosts Queensland relationship team

by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007

GMAC-RFC has stepped up its relationship support for its wholesale lending arm, GMAC-RFC Partners, with the appointment... READ MORE

Appointments: Capital First appoints new BDM for New South Wales

by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2007

Capital First, a GMAC-RFC company, has expanded its operations with the appointment of James Kearny as business... READ MORE

BoQ ?natural consolidator? for building societies and credit unions

by Staff Reporter • 3 Sep 2007

Bank of Queensland (BoQ) managing director David Liddy stresses building scale and reach are the main drivers of the... READ MORE

Australian securitisation still strong

by Staff Reporter • 27 Aug 2007

A rollercoaster week has seen international share markets stumble and then stagger to their feet in the wake of a... READ MORE

Valuer named Telstra Victorian Business of the Year

by Staff Reporter • 27 Aug 2007

WBP Property Group is the 2007 Telstra Victorian Business of the Year. Commenting on the award, WBP CEO Greville Pabst... READ MORE

Resimac urges underwriting vigilance following rate rise

by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2007

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised the official cash rate today by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent. READ MORE

White future for Pepper

by Staff Reporter • 8 Aug 2007

For Pepper Homeloans, business over the past twelve months has been strong. But as CEO John Empey is quick to point... READ MORE

Challenger departs New Zealand market

by Staff Reporter • 3 Aug 2007

The appeal of the New Zealand mortgage market has finally run cold for Challenger Mortgage Management (Challenger). READ MORE

City Pacific and ABF join forces

by Staff Reporter • 20 Jul 2007

‘Stronger’, ‘different’ and ‘new’ are the plain but accurate trump cards in... READ MORE

Switchers catch better deals

by Staff Reporter • 13 Jul 2007

A national survey conducted by the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) and BankWest Home Finance... READ MORE